Hillary Clinton: 'We now have driven costs down to the lowest they've been in 50 years'

politifact.com ^ | 1/18/16 | C. Eugene Emery Jr.

[Nachum]

During the Jan. 17 Democratic presidential debate, Hillary Clinton argued against, as she put it, doing away with Obamacare and trying to replace it with the type of single-payer system her primary opponent, Bernie Sanders, wants to implement.

Attempts to do that when Democrats controlled the government failed, she noted, arguing that Obamacare has accomplished a lot.

"We have the Affordable Care Act. Let's make it work," Clinton said. "We now have driven costs down to the lowest they've been in 50 years. Now we've got to get individual costs down. That's what I'm planning to do."

Health care costs are the lowest in 50 years? That's probably news to consumers who keep seeing their premiums and copays going up.

We decided to check the vital signs of this claim.

We found that Clinton was incorrect. The actual per-person cost of health care has increased steadily over the last half-century, according to a 2013 White House report.

[Nachum]

Falsity False.

[Nachum]

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[unixfox]

Really?

Mine just went up $2400 this year.

F U B O !

F U HRC !

[Shady]

No classified info on my clean server. (Just Yankee White...)

[ZOOKER]

Also, the chocolate ration is increased to 20g per week.

[PROCON]

Well of course the costs are low for the millions of people who get subsidies......Zilch, zero, nada.

[Williams]

A lying liar who lies.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

"We now have driven costs down to the lowest they've been in 50 years. Now we've got to get individual costs down...."

Here's a comeback, for anyone reading. If Healthcare costs are the lowest in 50 years, she means for the Big Healthcare companies, so they maximize their profits while the individual pays more than ever. And THEN she wants to go and try to get the individual costs down? Sounds like she's running interference for Corporate GREED, like bought and paid for Politicians do.

[mrmeyer]

We now have driven costs down to the lowest they've been in 50 years.

[Williams]

“Costs” are down in that the government is squeezing doctors. But people are paying way more.

[Loud Mime]

She’s not talking about her speaking fees.

[Seaplaner]

A lying liar who lies.

Lying and deceit are all she knows.

(That said, she's an awful liar.)

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[M Kehoe]

I’m the queen of England. Seriously.

5.56mm

[nascarnation]

Obama proved in 2012 that no matter how bad things are going in the country, you can buy re-election with entitlements.

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[Cowgirl of Justice]

She is insane.

[Vic S]

Driven costs down to lowest in 50 years but the people are paying the most ever.

And I thought Republicans were supposed to be the party of big business.

The progressives priorities are:

1) Oligarchs
2) Government
3) Big business/Banks
4) People

[FunkyZero]

That's odd because in the past 3 years, mine has quadrupled in price and coverage has been reduced to worse-than-HSA condition with a 4 thousand dollar deductible... 100% coming out of my pocket before even one dime is paid out. That comes out to almost 15 grand per year for a family of 4. It's almost worth not having at all at his point.

8 years ago, I was paying 250/mo for a straight 80/20 plan that went 100% at 3000 dollars.

[Trillian]

Hillary Clinton: 'We now have driven costs down up to the lowest highest they've been in 50 years'
If she actually told the truth..

[mad_as_he$$]

I always wondered what you did with all that spare time.